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27 years ago today, the Achille Lauro incident: when the U.S. Navy forced an Egyptair Boeing 737 off course

October 10, 2012, 9:30 am
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In the night between Oct. 10 and 11, 1985 a scarcely known mission took place in the skies above the Mediterranean Sea. That night, several combat planes belonging to the Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) lauched from USS Saratoga (CV-60) to intercept the Egyptair Boeing 737 which was carrying the terrorists who had hijacked the Achille [...]
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Turkish Air Force F-16s fighter planes force Syrian civilian plane to land at Ankara airport for investigation

October 10, 2012, 11:26 am
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Syrian Air Flight 442 (RB442), an Airbus A320 registered YK-AKE suspected of carrying weapons from Moscow to Damascus was forced to land at Ankara Esenboğa Airport on Oct. 10, 2012. The civil liner, with 35 passengers on board, was intercepted by the Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jets as it entered the eastern part of [...]
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Syrian airliner forced to land in Turkey had radios, antennae, missile parts and ammunition on board

October 11, 2012, 12:19 pm
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The Syrian Air Airbus 320 that was forced to land near Ankara, in Turkey on Wednesday Oct. 10 by Turkish Air Force F-16s was carrying ammunition. Probably. Hurriyet daily news has quoted Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying “A Russian arms exporting agency was the sender and the receiver was the Syrian Defense [...]
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Hezbollah behind mysterious spy drone over Israel. The first one the IAF missed to hit (at the first attempt).

October 11, 2012, 2:19 pm
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Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah told the militant movement’s al-Manar television network that his group was behind the launch of a mysterious UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) shot down over Israel last week.Israeli Air Force F-16 fighter jets were scrambled to intercept the spy drone (a remotely piloted helicopter), and shot it down over [...]
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India to build export version of Sukhoi T-50 Stealth Fighter

October 12, 2012, 4:00 am
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On Oct. 10, during a visit to Dehli, Russian Defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced that India will begin production of an export version of the Sukhoi T-50 stealth fighter by 2020. According to an article by RIA Novosti, Serdyukov said: “The technical characteristics have been confirmed to our (Russia and India) defense ministries. We propose [...]
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Video: U-2 Dragon Lady flying the visual pattern as seen from the cockpit

October 12, 2012, 6:00 am
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Ever wondered what flying in the visual pattern at Beale Air Force Base looks like from the cockpit of a U-2 Dragon Lady legendary spy plane? Here’s the answer. Related Articles “The U-2 Dragon Lady: The evolution” documentary almost takes you on board the spyplane at 70,000 feet (theaviationist.com) Photo: the western United States, the [...]
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Turkey scrambles two fighter jets as Syrian Helicopter bombs Syrian border town

October 12, 2012, 7:26 am
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News agencies have reported that Turkey has scrambled two fighter jets (most probably F-16s based at Diyarbakir) to the border region with Syria, near the town of Hacipasa, after loud speakers were heard asking for rebel fighters to surrender as an air raid was imminent. The Syrian helicopter then appeared and started to bomb the [...]
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Video: Chasing a U-2 spyplane doing a touch and go in a Chevrolet Camaro SS

October 13, 2012, 7:00 am
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Chase cars are a safety measure used to give pilots assistance during take off and landing of aircraft whose size is such that the pilot’s view is obstructed by the airframe, or part of it, and there’s a significant risk of hitting any ground obstacle with a wingtip. Driven by highly trained pilot, those cars [...]
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Stealth Black Hawk prop exposed in the Osama Bin Laden raid movie trailer

October 13, 2012, 2:10 pm
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Do you remember the photograph a U.S. soldier posing in front of a mysterious seemingly radar-evading chopper published on this site few months ago? The helicopter, neither similar to any known type of American helo, was later identified as a prop, used for a new movie titled Zero Dark Thirty, due out Dec. 19. The [...]
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Video: Argentine Air Force Mirage 5 insane low level flyby

October 14, 2012, 7:00 am
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Argentinean pilots have a good tradition of low level flying. Along with images of ultra low altitude attacks on British warships during the Falklands War (Malvinas), we’ve already seen and commented a more recent daredevil flyby of an Argentine Air Force IA-63 Pampa. The last of a series of almost insane stunts depicts a Mirage [...]
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Red Bull Stratos – watch the daredevil freefall from the edge of space. Live

October 14, 2012, 10:40 am
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Red Bull Stratos is the name of the project which involves Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner and his attempt to break the sound barrier on his descent from approximately 23 miles (37 km) into the stratosphere over Roswell, New Mexico. As I’m writing this article, Baumgartner is on board the capsule attached to a helium balloon [...]
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New Eurofighter Typhoon Squadron activated at Trapani airbase, Italy

October 15, 2012, 5:00 am
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Although it has not (officially) received its first plane yet, the 18° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 37° Stormo (Wing) at Trapani airbase, in Sicily, is the more recent Italian Air Force unit to operate the Eurofighter Typhoon. Last Squadron to operate the leased U.S. F-16 ADF fighter jets, returned last summer to the AMARG, the [...]
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Six MQ-9 Reaper, four MQ-1 Predator drones flying simultaneously, set new world record

October 15, 2012, 11:37 am
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A new non-combat record was set on Oct. 2, 2012 by the 29th Attack Squadron, 9th Attack Squadron, and the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron which flew six MQ-9 Reapers and four MQ-1 Predators simultaneously during a training mission at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The new record was made possible by the recent increased training [...]
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Unusual formation: U.S. Navy F-18Es and Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30s. Overflying USS George Washington

October 15, 2012, 12:48 pm
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Taken in the South China Sea on Oct. 15, the following picture shows a quite unusual formation: two F/A-18Es from VFA-27 “Royal Maces” fly in formation with two Sukhoi Su-30s from the Royal Malaysian Air Force over USS George Washington. The forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) its embarked air wing, Carrier Air [...]
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Thirteen A-10C Warthogs make surprise visit to Decimomannu airbase, Italy, on their way back to the U.S.

October 16, 2012, 6:02 am
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On Oct. 12, 13 A-10Cs belonging to the 188th Fighter Wing, AR ANG, and 175th FW, MD ANG, made a stopover at Decimomannu airbase, in Sardinia, Italy, on their way back from a combat tour in Afghanistan. The Warthogs of the Air National Guard “Rainbow Team” (meaning it was a detachment made of planes and [...]
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Iran announces new combat drone capable of carrying missiles for air defense missions

October 16, 2012, 7:00 am
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On Oct. 14, FARS News Agency reported that Iran has developed and built a new indigenous multi-role, multi-range UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) capable to carry missiles. Dubbed Haazem (Determination), the new type of robot comes in different versions (short, mid and long range models and air defense) and, although it’s not armed, it can also [...]
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Photo: Flames explode behind the Blue Angels’ F/A-18 Hornets at Miramar Air Show 2012

October 16, 2012, 9:00 am
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Flames seem to surround the U.S. Navy Blue Angels demo team’s F/A-18 Hornet jets during the night portion of the MCAS (Marine Corps Air Station) Miramar air show 2012, on Oct. 13. The Saturday “twilight” show, a fireworks display and the final “Great Wall of Fire” pyrotechnic display are common features of the annual Miramar [...]
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One of the most awesome pictures ever taken on board USS Enterprise: starry night over Gulf of Aden.

October 16, 2012, 2:04 pm
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A lonely C-2 Greyhound sits on the flight deck of USS Enterprise (CVN 65) with the Milky Way partially visible on the background. The image was taken on Oct. 8, as the aircraft carrier, on its final cruise, was then steaming in the Gulf of Aden during routine operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area [...]
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Photo: F-35′s first in-flight weapon release (of a huge 2,000 pound GBU-31 JDAM)

October 17, 2012, 5:00 am
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On Oct. 16, a conventional take off and landing (CTOL) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, completed the first weapon drop, releasing a huge 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 warhead Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). Flown by U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips, the F-35A AF-1, dropped the bomb over the China Lake test range [...]
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Impressive footage: Syrian gunship helicopter hit by the rebel fire, spins and then explodes mid-air

October 17, 2012, 10:00 am
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Brought to my attention by a reader, the following video shows a Syrian Mil Mi-8/17 Hip gunship helicopter spinning towards the ground after being hit at medium/high altitude on a mission near Idlib on Oct. 17. The chopper leaves a trail of white smoke before exploding mid-air. SA-7 MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems) have [...]
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